| Position: | Center |
| Birth Date: | 12 July 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Cisco, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Decatur, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lbs: | 191 |
| High School: | Cambridge (NE) |
| College: | none |
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| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 45 |
| Statlabel2: | Games started |
| Statvalue2: | 38 |
| Pfr: | MintJo20 |
John Theodore Mintun (July 12, 1894 – February 25, 1976) was professional American football player who played as a center for seven seasons for the Decatur/Chicago Staleys (1920–1921), the Racine Legion (1922–1924), the Kansas City Cowboys (1925), and the Racine Tornadoes (1926).[1] [2]
Mintun grew up in Piatt County, Illinois before moving to Decatur as a teenager, where he played for the independent Decatur Indians team; during a November 1915 game, he received the nickname "Jack" from a local newspaper. He later joined A. E. Staley's baseball team before being drafted into the United States Army in 1918; he served with the 34th Infantry Division in France until his discharge. In 1919, he was a member of Staley's new football team, where he played center and kicker. He scored three touchdowns for the Staleys that year on an interception return, muffed punt return, and a fumble return.[3] [4] [5] The following year, he became an employee at A. E. Staley as a millwright, and was named their night supervisor in 1932.[6]